Quiz on Classical Period |

#1. Select the group with only Classical period composers.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn

John Williams, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, John Mayer

Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Robert Schumann, Edvard Grieg

#2. What are the features of Classical period music?

Emphasis on elegance and balance, short well-balanced melodies, simple diatonic harmony, homophonic textures with contrasting moods.

Thin textures, very rhythmic character and repetitive quality

Song-like melodies (lyrical), many chromatic harmonies and discords, dramatic contrasts of dynamics and pitch.

Unconventional meters, use of altered and extended chords, fragmented melodies and experimental.

#3. Name a Classical piece by Beethoven which explored the natural world through purely symphonic music.

Choral Fantasy

A Song of Joy

Moonlight Sonata

Pastoral Symphony

#4. Name a prominent Classical period composer who composed at the age of five.

Franz Schubert

Ludwig van Beethoven

Joseph Haydn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

#5. When was Classical period?

Around 1800 and 1900

Around 1630 - 1720

Around 1730 and 1820.

Around 1780 - 1880

#6. Name an instrument which was invented during the Classical period and was soon added to the orchestra.

Clarinet

Harpsichord

Drum

Harp

#7. List the instruments which were used by the Classical period orchestra.

first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two trumpets, and piano

first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two harps and two timpani.

First and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two trumpets, and two timpani.

first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, piano, and two timpani.

#8. Who became completely deaf by the age of 40?

Franz Joseph Haydn